Dear Whiskers - Hardcover

Nagda, Ann Whitehead

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823414957 ISBN 13: 9780823414956

Publisher: Holiday House, 2000

Synopsis

Jenny is discouraged when her second grade penpal turns out to be a new student from Saudi Arabia who does not speak English very well, but as she works with her they slowly become friends.

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of the popular Dear Whiskers, which was nominated for many awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, and the Iowa Children's Choice Award, and is a companion book to Meow Means Mischief. In a starred review, School Library Journal called Dear Whiskers "a great choice for newly independent readers [and] as a read-aloud." Nagda lives in Colorado.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2-4-Fourth-grade Jenny longs to receive the praise that other students hear. As part of an assignment, she must write to a second grader pretending that she is a mouse living in the child's desk; unlike her classmates, Jenny struggles with the letter. When everyone begins receiving replies from their young pen pals, the girl is first embarrassed by her correspondent's brief missive, then put out by her pen pal's lack of interest in writing back. However, Jenny soon discovers that Sameera has just arrived from Saudi Arabia and is not fluent in English. This match was clearly made by an insightful pair of teachers, and before long the two girls become invaluable in boosting each other's self-esteem. This warm story with a positive message will make a great choice for newly independent readers, as a read-aloud, and as a wonderful introduction to a letter-writing unit.-Leslie S. Hilverding, Schuster Elementary School, El Paso, TX

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About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0823414957
• ISBN 13: 9780823414956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Sisson Stephanie Roth